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Read Across America Day began in 1998, on March 2 which was the birthday of the popular children's author, Dr. Seuss. The NEA partnered with Dr. Seuss Enterprises on the venture from 1997 to 2018, when the contract ended. [44] Since 2017, NEA's Read Across America focuses on the importance, value, and fun of reading and sharing diverse books ...
Interesting facts shown as lightbulbs on post-it notes Like Dr. Seuss once said, “There are so many things you can learn about, but you’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.”
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) is the oldest and largest non-profit children's literacy organization in the United States.RIF provides books (print and digital) and reading resources to children nationwide with supporting literacy resources for educators, families, and community volunteers.
Laura Bush invited Numeroff and Bond to the White House to be honored at the Presidential Inauguration "NEA Teacher’s Picks Books to Read Across America" in 1999 plus for the If You Give... series at the "Laura Bush Celebrates American Authors" in 2001. Numeroff has also won awards for her individual stories, including the Milner Award in 2007.
The books have been adapted into plays for children's theaters across the country, The Bronx Zoo in New York featured the art in their Children's Zoo for one year and the artwork has been used to create murals in the wings of children's hospitals. The series has fans of all ages from all over the world including Japan, where an entire Tokyo ...
Rails Across America, a railroad simulation game released in late 2001; Read Across America, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association; Spoons Across America, a national non-profit organization; Voices Across America: A National Town Hall, a live infomercial for Hillary Clinton in 2008
A chat room was created for children to direct questions and comments about Shiloh. [63] In 1999, Shiloh was selected as a recommended novel for children ages nine to twelve in the Read Across America initiative. [64] In 2000, the Shiloh trilogy placed at number seven on the National Education Association's Children's Top 100 book list. Naylor ...
The moment was captured on video during the March 1 show as Bush Hager celebrated five years of her Read with Jenna book club. Bush Hager has selected 63 books since launching the club—41 of ...